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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble “THE SKY IS CRYING”

Some scratches but plays fine

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Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was highly rated and is considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He has received critical recognition for his guitar playing, ranked at #7 on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists" in 2003. He ranked #3 on Classic Rockmagazine's list of "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes" in 2007. Vaughan won six Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary Blues Performance for In Step. Vaughan was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000 and won five W.C. Handy Awards. As of 2012, Vaughan has sold over 11.5 million albums with Double Trouble.

The Sky Is Crying is an electric blues album containing studio performances spanning most of the career of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Released about one year after Vaughan's death in 1990, the album features ten tracks originally recorded between 1984 and 1989. The Sky Is Crying illustrates many of Vaughan's musical influences, including songs in the style of traditional Delta blues, Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz blues, and Jimi Hendrix. The album's tone alternates primarily between uptempo pieces and gritty, slow blues.

Track listing:

1. "Boot Hill" (Writer Unknown) – 2:15
2. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis) – 4:36
3. "Empty Arms" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) – 3:29
4. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:49
5. "Wham" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:25
6. "May I Have a Talk with You" (Howlin' Wolf) – 5:49
7. "Close to You" (Willie Dixon) – 3:10
8. "Chitlins con Carne" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:57
9. "So Excited" (Vaughan) – 3:30
10. "Life by the Drop" (Doyle Bramhall, Barbara Logan) – 2:28